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reign looms should not only continue working, but should experience encreased vigour, whilst ours remain idle and inactive. Why should this be the case ? and be so too not by degrees, but all at once of a sudden, as if by the influence of magic, or some more terrible supernatural visitation ? The advances of improvement are slow, and skill i 8 attained by long assiduous and unwearied practice ; it would therefore be strange, be passing strange, if the avowed superiority of the British artificers were reached by the no less avowed inferior workmen of Europe and America in a mo ment, and that moment reserved for a period of deep commercial distress. British Manufacturers then be not cast down, the day Spring shall again visit you, and England arise like a giant refreshed, the Queen of Nations, and the Mistress of the Seas. The late proceeding against Mr. WILKs at the Mansion-house, is one of those cases of extreme hard ship that now and then occur at the Police-offices. We are not surprised that upon such occasions gentlemen unaccustomed to legal proceedings should hesitate how to act in them. Mr. WILKS, as may be sup posed, from what has been before said of him by us, is no favourite of ours, but in the present instance we consider him a grossly injured and oppressed indivi dual) . and therefore entitled to all the support a free Press can give him. The proceeding against him was on the behalf of a Company calling itself the British Annuity Company, a company which divested of this fine name, and designated according to the truth, would perhaps better be called the British Usury Company ; for every body must be aware that the granting of Annuities is only a way of avoiding the Usury Laws, and leaving the lender open to de mand as much per cent. for the use of his money as he pleases. We are almost tempted to wish that the Annuity Act was repealed, and the granting of annuities for pecuniary considerations totally prohi bited, for we never knew an instance in which they were granted by a man in his sober senses, unless he was previously deeply embarrassed, and compelled to obtain money at any cost. The iniquities and extor tions practised under the sanction of the Annuity Law, are without end, and we may therefore be allowed to deprecate the existence of an Annuity Company, with out being charged with any intention to impute these fraudulent practices to them or their proceedings. At the lame time, we confess we look at them with ex treme suspicion, a suspicion indeed that cannot be re moved or lulled. Mr. WlLics has been three days in custody on a charge of felony, his accusers did not appear, and at last he is liberated, but on very heavy ball• Yet throughout the whole case nothing has been shown than can in the slightest degree bring home to him the intent to defraud, which is the very gist of a charge for forgery, and without vshich it ceases to be a crime. From the tenor of the evidence adduced, it appears to us that the prosecutors were fully aware, from the commencement to the end of the business, that the charge could not be substantiated ; and it is clear they were not damnified by the payment of the money into tk. hands of Mr. \VILKS's bankers. Had the Magistriar asked all of the witnesses whether they believed the indorsement of the Bank Post Bill was !nada with intent to defraud, they must one and all lun 'e answered in the negative, and this very simple question thus replied to, might have sent Mr. w ILIKB home to his friends without delay. In "ependently of the individual injury sustained in this cue, a great moral evil has been inflicted on _a . ociety: f or h ere i s a su bj ec t d e p r ived of his personal liberty, and submitted to the degradation of a public Inquiry on a charge of felony, and all upon grounds has sufficient to justif y the i ssuing of a warrant for ins apprehension, in order to examination. More over, beyond this the forms of law have been prosti tuted to private purposes, and justice polluted at her source, in order either to gratify a malignant spirit of revenge or to extort from the accused a something, had be been left to the exercise of his unbiassed judgment, he would have withheld. We beg to enter our decided protest against such a prostitution of the criminal law, and such a perversion of its end andpur nre ~--a proceeding which we cannot but stigmatize as , highly di sgrace f u l to t h e par ti e s concerned, and much lest justifiable in every principle of moral justice than even the crim e w ith which Mr. WILKS stood charged. The foreign Exchanges of yesterday, were at rather l ` 3 "r quotations. The exportation of Indigo, has been carried to an immense extent lately ; 5000 ene, are'said to have been shipped for the Continen t within the last mouth. We are most happy to be able to state that the account. of the Duke of York's amendment arc very l oourable to-day. The Marquis Abr an t es , who has played so COn S p i ` • c I T" a character in the recent disturbances in Portu gal, has arrived from Lisbon by the Skinnier Packet. THE FUNDS. Cepusole opened ;d otal , CITY, Twelve o' Clock. count, and have since af en wara afterwards buyers at . 224 for ac. bargain s h ave b een effootott 8 21 2, at which pr i ce very few Colombian Bonds being 38 “v Foreign Funds are rather lower, is a little better, and seerruct o , Maxinan, 64/ 5 t; Russian Stock sole ; in . price, 854 i, ri irh a luld r fall with he price of Con portant in their appearance ; Real d: have nothing novel or iin are quoted at 50 to 60 pm. ' 1110114 seein declining, and Three per Cent. Consols, 811 2 ; Di tto India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 37 9 pin, Tux Account, 82 ; Foaarax 641 isM e e 2 ll :' 2° 2 Pro- Chilian, 37 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 381 9 ; m — r °l4 62 1 , 41 Cent., 541 6 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 64i 5 ; Peruvian , :0 - l er Portuguese, 7616; Greek, 13 14; Russian, 85k ; sp u l,„ h, 11 4; AtIMIES.--Anglo Mexican, 40 35 die. ; United Mexican, 14 111 di*. ; Pasco Peruvian, 1 2 per Share ; Real del Monte, 55 6 0 pm. ; Tlalpuzahua, 40 b 0 pm. ; Brazilian, 11 12 pre llolivar, par, 2 pm. ; Colombian, 81 91 per Share; Castello, 3 21 Sitxxxs.---British Iron Company, 271 64 dis. ; Welch Iron and Coal, 18 16 dis. Two o' Clock. The Coosa! Market continues dull, and has been as luw u Hi sellers; they are now buyers at that price ; India Bonds 3sl, 40 , and Eichequer Bills 21, 22, premium. Mexican Bonds, 6 4 5 ; Colombian, Stla I ; and Portuguese, '76. THREE O' CL 0 CK. Consols fer Account, 81i 82. POUR O'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 81! i Danish Bonds 1 )o. for A i 2e. 81 Greek Do. 1825 lirltailian fonds Mexican Do. 1825, 65i Thtenes Ayres Do. -- Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. -- Russian Do. 85i Columbian, 1824, 38i Spanish Do. 11i SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S—(Tnts DAY.) PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 7.--;.Wind N.—Arrived, the Elizabeth, Slade, from London. FAL - mount, Nov. 6.—Wind N.W.—Arrived, the Priscilla, Mitchell, from Quebec. Sailed, the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon; Earl of Egremont, Venerable, Diamond, Betsey, Little Bray, and J. Ellis, tbr London. PLYMOUTIT, Nov. 6.—Wind N.W.—Arrived, the Laurel, Hurry, from St. Petersburgh. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6.—The Daedalus, niers, for Bremen, which sailed yesterday, got on shore on the North Bank, and went to pieces. The Grief, Schmidt, for Elsinore, is on shore on the North Bank, and full of water. Ktuutustr, Nov. 4.—The Jessie, noticed yesterday, has been much strained, and having two feet water in the hold, the cargo is landing. DEAL, Nov. 7.--Wind N.N.W. to N.W.—Passed from Lon don, the Henry Davidson, Barclay, and Landoving, M‘lver, for Jamaica; and the Arethusa, Arrowsinith, for Belize. Remain, the Anne, Whitmore, from London, to St. Mary's—has been supplied with an anchor and chain-cable. GRAVESEND, Nov. 7.—Arrived, the Countess Mansfield, Henry, and Co]lingwood, from Hamburgh ; Mulgrave, Garbut, from Archangel ; Oscar, Smith, from Palau ; and Friendship and Caroline, Tank, from Dantzic. Sailed, the Hope, Hudson, for Hamburgh ; Amy, Bloomfield, and Ann, Pentreath, for Leg • horn; La Viscayea, Maune, for, Bilboa; Elizabeth, Longridge, for Smyrna ; Betsey and Sophia, Garroway, for Dominica ; and the Indemnity, Woodall, for Demerara. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CIIANCERY—(Ttus DAY. ) AIERIEDITH V. PONSICLL. Has Lordship stated that he had desired this case to he put down for judgment en Saturday morning. It was an appeal from the judgment of the other Court, under the circumstance of the said judgment ordering that 10 per cent. should be paid on a cer tain sum. The appeal proposed altering that judgment, by insisting that 20 per cent. was not due, by virtue of the Act of Parliament under the circumstances of the case. That 20 per cent. would be due, if this had been all money in the hands of the assignees prior to the declaration of a dividend, there could he no doubt; but 20 per cent. had been given (by the judgment) after the decla ration of a dividend, on the money that remained in the hands of the assignees, payable to each of the creditors; and the question for the Court was, whether such 20 per cent was due ? Upon this question his Loansine had formed an opinion, which he should pronounce on Saturday, with a statement of his reasons for it. BANKRUPT LAW. A gentleman behind the bar, stated that a person had been, in April last committed to Northgate prison, in (we thought the Learned Counsel said) Chester; that since then, a Commission of Bankrupt had been taken out against him ; that he had got his certificate, but that the Sheriffs, who were the keepers of the prison, had refused to liberate him; and, therefore, he had now presented a petition to this Court, praying it to order his discharge, which the Learned Counsel requested might be allowed to be put down for an early day. His LORDSHIP inquired why the application was not made to a Common Law Judge ? The Gentleman was not aware that his client could get dis charged by a Common Law Judge. His LORDSHIP certainly understood, that if a bankrupt present ed his certificate to the Judges, or to a Judge of the Court of King's Bench, he would be entitled to have an order for his dis charge, which this Court recommended to be tried ; and if the Judges in the Court below felt themselves incapable of the task, then the applicant might come here. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. MAYOR OF EXETER. This matter stood for this morning, that the Court might be informed whether any statement had been made to the Master when the matter was before him, to set it right with respect to the large admission that had been made in the account, and also, that the account-book alluded to yesterday, might be produced. The Counsel fur the defendants were still unprepared to give satisfactory explanation to his Lordship. The COURT felt reluctant to decide a point so important, upon the admissions in the answers, if there really had been a mistake in the framing of that answer. The admissions went further than the Corporation now wished to abide by, and the subsequent pro ceedings had been upon those admissions. It had been doubted by the Court, whether some sort of motion ought not to be made with a view of having liberty granted to amend the answer in some way or other, even after a decree amide. This certainly would be a strong power to give. Mr. Meitivat, felt greatly obliged to the Court for this sug gestion. Mr. 'Haar, for the relatorerhad no 'personal feeling - on the subject: but he certainly did think, that if the Court were to give such liberty in the present matter, as his Lordship seemed to in timate, the most mischievous consequences might result to cha rity estates. His LORDSHIP had not lost sight of this consideration, but it was to be observed that the Attorney-General might perhaps re fuse to proceed upon a decree, made upon the account of this Cor poration, which to say the least of it, was but a slovenly sort of thing, if he saw that that decree was only to work injury. Mr. HART said, nebody had ever thought of what the Court now pointed out; and it was rather hard for him, not only to have to resist his learned friends, but to have the powerful arm of the Court in the ranks against him. His Loaminie had no wish but to deal out justice impartially, but were he Attorney-General, and a decree had gone before hiin clearly injurious in its nature and upon its principles, lie certainly should refuse to advance. Care, however, would have to be taken that every security be given to the charity in the event of any further delay, to remodel the case on the part of the charity. Mr. SHA DWELL then applied for a week's time to communicate with the defendants in the country, by which time he had no doubt of being able to make an offer with respect to paying any balance into Court. _ _ His Loanssur granted this time, saying the defendants would have to be pretty liberal. Mr. SHADWELL had no doubt they would, but the Court would he pleased to remember that they had already paid 1,0001. into Court. SIR E. BACON, BART. V. PROCTOR. This was an appeal from an order at the Rolls, made on the 6th of December 1822 ; it was pronounced by Mr. Baron Graham, who at that time sat with Sir James Simeon, Bart„ anti Mr. Stralford for Sir Thomas Plumer. The suit was an ami cable one, and argued both at the Rolls, and here, at no sparing length by a phalanx of learned gentlemen upon dry points of law. The compendious statement of the argu ments may bei, said to be, that Sir Edmund Bacon had disposed of, in trust, by his will (dated in 1815), his estates, to raise ac cumulations to meet charges, that might run to an unlimited time before those accumulations could be raised ; and that therefore the disposition was void, having the character of perpetuity. The plaintificonssquently contended, that, as heir-at-law (being eldest son of the testator), he was entitled to the absolute possession of the estates ; but if the Court did not think so, then he submitted that he was entitled, under the construction of the will, as tenant in tail. The defendants were the sons of the plaintiff and the trustees. .—The judgment pronounced was, that the present plaintiff was only entitled as tenant for life. The arguments were not concluded when we left the Court. APPOINTED JUDGMENTS. Knatelibull v. Harvey on Friday, and Attorney-General v. Lord Mansfield on Monday. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT_(TMIS DAY.) TAAYTZ V. BELLZW. by the plaintiff, calling on the de fendant, Mrs. O'Neil B el l ew , h her husband died possessed of, in order to furnish an account of the real and per h s i on t a l l iis pr c o a p s e e rt a y b w il h l i t' was filed might be handed over to the plaintiff. that a moiety thereof of the plaintiff to the following husband wrote to the father it becomes us to make our arrange- It app eare d that so far b ack as the year 1806, the defendant's effect i......" As we are morta l, your heirs one half of all my I think it therefore right to real and personal property -- th e / make no mention of my half mY wife is entitled to. intnef:nwYtuiletth'evteihiaevaelelifteeaYillibfaenadltll'time of my death ; the other if they ever want, you shaft; because I am satisfied that . Iwill write to you more will M* to their assistance. 4 f you, however, not at length in a little time, but as I have not yet made my will, keep this as niy last testament I must bei , o ir. B e llew, how to let this matter com e to my wife's earl. bequeathed to his wife ever, in 184, made a will, in which he heclue' In this will all his real and ?enema pioperty during her lifetime• he released his making an inventory and ga g through other forms, wili iiti nu o r h r; the French law would have been necessary (the gre ater P should his personal property being in Fran ce ), an d lidded, that . ,_ heirs insist on her performing th ese ac t s , be in that case mute!' wife fe°tit theverformance of certain acts.,,cr_oh_Aas__ wife hie "le and ebenlute le gatee. Mrs. Bellew had since taken out letters of administration on both these document'', it b ein g' according to the statement of Pete. Sugden, who appeared in e l l ; , pun by port of the demurrert i the defendant, the rule in t Ecclesiastical Court to admit all papers which on the face of them were testamentary, unless where there was an absolute revocation, leaving it to a competent Court to determine after wards their construction. The Learned Counsel contended that the testator, when he was making his second will, did not contemplate his first one, inasmuch as he, in his second will, imposed certain conditions on his "heirs." Now, if he meant by his heirs those who under the first will were entitled to his property, he must have alluded to Taafe and his wife ; and yet he says that, in case his heirs refuse to' comply with the directions 'contained in his second will, his wife is to have all his property, so that if he contemplated his first will, he would be in effect saying " If my wife, who is one of my heirs by my first will, refuses to comply with the directions contained in my second, she is to have the absolute possession of my property." Such a disposition of the testator's property, the learned gentleman conceived to be highly absurd. His Ilorrou overruled the demurrer, adding that the testator by his heirs, must have meant such persons as by appointment before his death, or otherwise, would he entitled to succeed him : the second NVill was, in his Honour's opinion, nothing more than a codicil to the first. On the application of Mr. SUGDI6I, time was granted to the defendant to amend her answer. COURT OF KING'S BENCII.—(Tnts DAY.) HART v. CURRY. This was an action brought to recover front the defendant com pensation in damages for the injury which the plaintiff sustained, iu consequence of the defendant's having deepened that part of the River Lee, which is between the mills of both parties, so as to cause a greater quantity of water to flow to his own mill, and a less quantity to the plaintiff's. It was tried at the sittings after Trinity Term, before the Lord Chief Justice, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff.—Da mages, 100/. Mr. SCARLETT moved this day for a rule to show cause, why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground, that the verdict had been contrary to evidence, as the plaintiff should establish a right before he sought for damages, which he did not do.—Rule granted. BELCHER. V. SVICF.S. This was an action brought on a breach of covenant, against the executors of Mr. Brimer, who bed contracted with the plaintiff to supply Government with provisions; a dissolution of partner ship having taken place, a deed was entered into, whereby it was agreed, that Brimer should give up all his right to the plaintiff, for a given sum, and should have no further claim on Government. Brimer died shortly after, and his brother hav ing some vouchers, relating to the original contract, in his hands, he, by virtue thereof, received from Government 9,0001. to re cover which sum this action was brought; it was tried at Guild hall, and the plaintiff was nonsuited, because the deed entered into on the dissolution of partnership had an ad valorem stamp. The Solicitor-General moved this day for a rule to show cause why the nonsuit should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground that the deed had been completed by the defendant's attorney, who must have known previously to the trial the de fect in the stamp, the deed being now properly stamped.—The rule was granted. BRIMMING AND ANOTHER V. STET/INNS. This was an action of deceit, brought to recover from the de fendant, compensation in damage for the loss which the plaintiffs sustained from having :purchased the goodwill of a public-house, which the defendant represented as a more profitable concern than it had been. It was tried at the last sittings, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff, damages Ibo/. Mr. Join; Wiwi.lts moved for a rule to chew cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuitentered, on the ground that no count the declaration had been fully proved. The Court were of opinion that this being an action of tort, it WAS sufficient to prove so much of the allegation as would sustain the action without proving it to the full extent.—Rule refused. HABEAS CORPUS. Mr. Ca straxu, moved that a writ of Habeas Corpus be direct ed to the keeper of the house of correction in Retford, Sussex, to bring up the body of Mary Ann Martin, a respectable female, who was illegally confined in the house of correction, by virtue of a warrant issued by a Magistrate of that county on an information, stating, that she had been delivered of a bastard child, which was likely to become chargeable to the parish, and that she refused to he examined re specting the father. The warrant directed that she be confined until she shall consent to be examined as to the father. The Learned Counsel, in support of his application, quoted the case of Billings v. Pryun, 2 Blackstone ; wherein it was decided that a Committal for such reasons, by one Magistrate, was illegal.—Writ granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—(Tms DAY.) WALTERS V. THOMAS AND ROBERT BUNN. In this case, Mr. Sergeant Boca recausT moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict of lb. Jury should he set settle. The cause was tried before Mr. Justice PARK in Northumberland. It appeared from the evidence of one Armstrong, who was agent for the plaintiff, that about the middle of January last he sold to the defendants wheat to the amount of 499/. ; and on the 2d of February the defendant, Robert Bann, Jailed. Armstrong entered in the plaintiff's books the sale to the debit of Robert Bunn only, and shortly before hie failure received a cheque from Thomas Bunn for 2001. on account, for which he (Armstrong) granted a receipt, which stated the payment to have been received from Robert Bunn, by the hands of Thomas, who asked him why he did not state it to have been received from both, to which Arm strong answered that it was of no consequence. Mr. James Watson, clerk to Mr. Thomas Bunn, deposed and proved that it was he himself who asked Armstrong why he had so worded the receipt, to which the latter answered, that he conceived it was with Robert alone that he dealt. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. The Learned &tame...ter contended that the verdict should be set aside in so far as concerned Thomas Bunn, because, although he was present when the wheat was purchased, it might be presumed, from the subsequent conduct of Armstrong, that he had no con nection with the purchase. Besides, there never was a regular partnership between the two brothers, although they might on some occasions have dealt together. The Cum , JusTic; however, from the whole circumstances of the case, was inclined to think that Thomas must have been concerned in the purchase, and therefore refused the rule. SIX JOHN ?EXILING AND CO. ?. JOHN HOMY. Mr. Sergeant TAHOE stated, that this case was brought under their Lordships' notice on Saturday, and he now begged leave to move for a rule, to set aside the verdict of the Jury for the dc• fendant. It was tried at Guildhall before the Chief Justice. It appeared that in August, 1825, the plaintiffs, who are bankers, advanced 20001. on the joint and separate note of the defendant and eight others, Directors of the Imperial Distillery Company, at six mouths date. When this note became due, 1000/. were paid, and a new note, by the same persons, at three months, taken for the balance, but the words joint and separate were omitted when it was written, and in this state it was signed by all the parties except one, who sired it after the words joint and sepa rate were introduced into at by the Clerk of the Company, it was suer this given to the plaintiffs. On the Bth of May last, after it was due, the plaintiffs wrote a letter to the defendant demanding payment of his joint and separate note, to which on the following day, the defendant wrote for answer that he would pay imme diate attention to the matter. Mr. TADDY contended that the defendant was jointly and sepa rately liable for this note, because, although the words joint and separate were introduced after he signed it, yet it was in the terms of the original intention of the parties.—Rule granted. PREROGATIVE COURT.—(Tnra DAr.) (Before Sir JOHN NICHOLL, Knt.) On the motion of the King's Advocate, letters of administra tion were granted to the King's Proctor, in several eases where parties died intestate, and without leaving any known relations. GRAIIAIIt V. FORD. This was a question relating to the right of administration, which was disputed under the following circumstances :—A per son named Joseph S. Ford, who was the proprietor of a public house in Lower Thames-street , which was the res o rt of fish-sale er men , died ar intestate, to a pso keying six dau g h ters, t h e eldest of w h om ryas named Grah am . The five remaining mrie daughters were all under age, except mi ss Ford, who was above the age of 21 years. Dr. Lusuntorox now applied that administration should be granted to Miss Ford, and not to Mrf. Graham. The four minors, the eldest of whom WAS nineteen years of age, were most anxious that their unmarried sister should have the care of their deceased father's Property, rather than Mrs. Graham, for they submitted that though the legal title should be vested in Mrs. Graham, the control and management would really lie with her husband, and that he wag a man of that character and temper, that it would be most injurious to the un married daughters, if he acquired a eoutroul over the property, or any influence over their concerns. In support of thts view; several affidavits were put in, detailing the conduct of Mr. Graham since the death of Ford, whi c h i t was conten d e d divested him of all title to any concern in the property. Amongst other thine, it V'S.' stated that he had in an inde cen t m anner taken possession of th e p ro perty of deemed, and put, a padlock on the door to prevent the daughters from entering, it was further stated; that the deceased was decidedly averse to Grahadohaving any management over his property, and that before his death, he had declared that he wished his property to be divided equally amongst his daughters, and that Mr. Savory should be his executor. Dr. JruNra, who appeared for Mrs. Graham, argued that the principle upon which the Court was bound to decide was, by whom the property would he best administered fur the benefit of all concerned. Now in this case it appeared that Mr. Graham was a man of considerable substance. He was an oyster-mer chant, and accounted a respectable man. As for the general charge of want of probity, it could not be supported. Mr. Gra ham might have evinced a little too much warmth of temper, but it appeared that he had been irritated by the conduct of the un married daughters and their friends. Under all the circum stances, he submitted that the Court ought not to take the admi nistration out of the bands of the eldest daughter. Sir Jones NICHOLL said the right of primogeniture was of it self nothing, gateris paribus, it might weigh something in this case, however : the claims of the unmarried daughters, who re sided with their father up to his death, were decidedly preferable, without any reference to the character given of Mr. Graham. tinder all the circumstances, the Court ordered that the admini stration should be granted to the younger daughter. UNWINS V. DAVIS. In this case Dr. J. ADAMS applied, that the respondent should be dismissed, as the other party, by delaying to prosecute the suit, was subjecting his client to enormous expeuce. Dr. JENNER opposed the motion. He said, his party resided in France, and that the delay which took place in the prosecution of the suit, was occasioned by that and the want of money. Under all the circumstances, he submitted that the Court ought to grant time for the prosecution of the suit. Dr. J. Alums submitted that the facts stated by his Learned Friend were unsupported by any evidence. Sir JOHN NICHOLL—Is your party ready to make affidavit of those facts, Dr. Jenner ? Dr. JENNE R—Certainly. Sir JOHN Ishcom,—Then let time be given to enable the Pro motant to make affidavit of the circumstances which prevents him from prosecuting the suit.—The Court then adjourned. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.--('This DAY.) The Barons took their seats this morning for a short time, and disposed of some routine business, possessing no public interest ; after which the Court closed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET—(Ttus Day.) John Cross was charged by a patrol with letting off fire-works in Castle-street, Leicester-fields. As it has been frequently de cided that spurn arc dangerous missiles, he was tined 20s. CuatoustotNcinENca.—.Ann Copeland and Louisa Jones, were charged with stealing a handkerchief from the shop of Ben jamiu Mather, of Covent garden. They went into the shop under pretence of purchasing, and secreted the same handkerchief which had been stolen a short time before by two men, named Maltby and Jones, who were both transported for the offence at the last 01(1 Bailey Sessions. The two girls were pursued and taken by the same lad who had taken the other thieves, and the handkerchief was found on Louisa Jones, who like the other Jones, was committed, with a great pro bability of following him still further, namely, to the hulks. MATTON-GARDEN—(Tnts DAY). SAFFRON- , Hitt , MußDEß.—Between nine and ten o'clock this morning, William Lee, proceeded to the House of Correction, for the purpose of bringing Ambrose to the lock-up room of the Office. On being called to the front yard he said, "Ah ! Mr. Lee, what, you are come early ; well, God bless you for that,— I'm innocent of any intentional crime, and it an't pleasant to he hooted at," (alluding to what passed on Friday last, when going from the office.) When Lee asked him how he felt himself, he maid never better, either in mind or body, except that he was very cold ; he then added quickly, " I know I shall be committed, but a Jury will acquit me ; for (very earnestly), God knows I never intended injury to the poor woman, though 1 wanted to get rid of her,—but not by such horrid means." On being told that it was publicly stated, that he came to London to give himself into the hands of justice, he strongly denied it, and said, that although he never for a moment intended concealment, yet he did not con template a voluntary surrender. He entered the office of the pri vate door, and was immediately taken to the lock-up room, pre paratory to his examination. At eleven o'clock W. L. RoGr as, Esq., the Presiding Magis trate, having taken his seat, and the witnesses being in attendance, the examination commenced. . _ On the prisoner's being placed at the bar, Mr. Rogers said, that he understood a true bill had been found against him by the Grand Jury at the last October Sessions, and asked Bamley if such was the case. _ _ Darnley said that lie had been instructed to file a bill which had been given out se a true one. He had, however, just been to the Old. Bailey, and convinced himself that it Was correct. The cer tificate wail then making out. Witnesses all spoke to the Coroner's Inquest being held, and a verdict of Wilful Murder returned. George Thomas was then examined.--fle lodged in the next room to the deceased on the same floor. Her name was Ann Perry, though she was generally called Mrs. Ambrose, having lived for a considerable time with the prisoner as his wife. On witness coining home on the night the murder was supposed to be committed, he went to his room about ten o'clock, and heard the prisoner and deceased quarrelling dreadfully, and sonic heavy blows given. The prisoner continued to use the most horrid language to the deceased, and afterwards ano ther violent blow was struck, which was followed by a heavy fall, the deceased's voica was not heard again. On Tuesday the land lord, and Mr. Robinson, who lodged in the room underneath the deceased, went up stairs and found her weltering in her blood, in which situation she was also seen by witness. She was lying on the eight side, and concealed by some chairs, covered with a large sack. Deceased was often absent for days together, during which time another female cohabited with the prisoner. Witness thinks prisoner was sober on the night; in fact he never knew him otherwise. . William Robinson, a bookbinder, stated that be lived in the apartment immediately under that occupied by the prisoner and deceased. He did not hear any quarrel on Saturday night. On Monday morning the prisoner brought down a flat iron previously borrowed by the deceased, and then said that his wife had not been home all night. On Tuesday morning, suspecting all was not as it should be, he knocked at the prisoner's room door, and receiving no answer went in. He then saw deceased as described by the last witness.—This testimony was confirmed by Mr. Jay. Mr. Shepherd, surgeon, examined the body, which exhibited some very severe bruises in many places, but particularly about the head and temples. These contusions no doubt occasioned her death. ME. ROGERS DOW asked Ambrose whether he wished to say any thing more. Prisoner—Your worship it is all right., but I should like to say a few words if yin► will please to hear me. He then went on to repeat what he had before stated, protesting hie innocence, and asking the Magistrate to hear Mr. Walker speak in his behalf. Mr. ROGERS said that would he no kind of service at present. He was then fully committed for trial. He says he is fifty eight years of age. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, OR ALL FOR LOVE.- A story was current on . Saturday, of a young gentleman having attempted to poison himself under very singular circumstances.— He had, it is stated, paid his addresses to a young lady, who did not feel disposed to favonr his suit. His attachment, however, to the fair one continued unabated ; and he appears to have for med the desperate resolution of either conquering her dislike to his person, or of killing himself in her presence. lie called at the lady's house one night last week, and, on meeting with a repulse, terrified the inmates by drawing forth a pistol, with which he seemed ready to blow out his brains. He was, however, pre vailed upon not to commit suicide just there and then; the pistol was taken from him, and he reached his home uninjured. But, his lore for the lady remained as t s o tr i o ie n r g ns ever, ha determined to pay another visit to his adored. Accordingly, (so goes the story,) whheemdrriehwer:laiolema f:llVisnepolv'ereenlviinelotgussaaogcsotenaaslilotplitala,ndan iu a !it of despair, d, like Romeo in the t rage dy, instantly drank off the poisonous contents. The family, alarmed► despatched a messenger for a medical man, u w rb l i t c o l , on learning the particulars of what had occurred, sent fur a stomach ge know pump, main'stu , stomachby the a i ls i a s t hl a tawut,r i ilt;voll o yaleflv f oasb:: e w ittilhsiic h teta. l isyv i d l ee k e dt.ootfh:l lone e ilaauilutari r cidi e sot rita l su i nit e sgau v tithl e ; : lei l : Wes the su(esa vittjtisiar:ayn t auisaltially tawlnclutil:et_i same heardwhethersavede a slo, ni e o of, t i c ) u mr : t n lia p i ie tinec, e not for their correctness.—Liverpool Albion. CORN-EXCHANGE.—(I'ins DAY). There are small supplies of Grain fresh up to this day's mar ket. The Wheat trade remains just as reported on Monday. Barlry continues rather heavy. Beans are unaltered. Peaue tiro rather lower. Oats meet a fair sale, and prices still look upwertio' ARRIVALS. Wheat. - Mirky. Oista. I;l4Zis. Irish English ),s%O qrs. 2090 qrs.: WO qrs. r. U4O Foreisu ##### 3,130 50 spoo ENGLISH CATHOLIC MEETING. (THIS DAY.) A General Meeting of English Catholics, was held this day, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, pursuant to public adver tisement. The Chair was taken at two o'clock, by the lion. Mr. Clifford. Mr. Charles Butler, the Rev. Dr. Collins, Mr. Blount, and several other distinguished Catholic gentlemen were present. The CHAIRMAN briefly stated that the meeting was coareued for the purpose of adopting a Petition to Parliament, and that a Petition was already prepared, which had been submitted to the Committee of the British Catholic Association, and having met their concurrence, would shortly be submitted for the conside ration of the meeting. He also observed that Catholic Emend patios, was identified with the b es t principle's of civil and reli g iou s liberty.—(Applause)---and that the h a p p i ness and 'freedom of all sects and parties could be beat prom o t e d b y t h e predominance of such principles, as opposed to what was i mproperly called Protestantism. The Catholics, when they el aimed em anc i pat i on, required nothing that could be likened to ascendancy. Often as this had been observed, it was not generally undcretood.that .all the Catholics of Great Britain and Ireland demanded or re quired was, a participation in those privileges which were the natural birth- right of Englishmen. The effects of the " No Popery" cry, however, were most advantageously neu tralised by the efforts of the British Catholic Associa tion appealing to the public through the medium of the Press. (Hear.) All the Catholics of England asked was, the exercise of those rights which they had from God, and which he would designate the Divine right of the people. (Applause.) Religious liberty which was nothing more than the power of wor shipping God according to our consciences, was the first right of mankind. Yet, a great body of the people of England were uninformed on these subjects; and when one talked of Catholic Emancipation, he was set clown as an enemy to the Church and State, and when one spoke of civil and religious liberty, he was looked upon as little better than an Atheist. It was said that Catholic Emancipation would be destructive, but this he disbelieved, when he saw Protestant Nobles and Bishops, Members of both Houses of Parliament, supporting Catholic Emancipation. He knew that Protestantism was sometimes de fined, as the exclusion of Catholics from all places of power and emolument.; But he (Minot believe that this was a good definition of Protestantism, he hoped the Protestants would achieve the greatest of all victories, that over their own prejudices, and that Protestants and Catholics at no distant period, would be united, and add by their union to thenational strength. (Applause.) The Hon. Mr. Prrax recommended a decided but temperate course in their Petitions to Parliament. Since the last meeting the Catholics had gone through the ordeal of a general election. They were ou their trial before the people of England, and the people of England had returned a verdict in their favour. The cry of "No Popery" was sought to be raised, and succeeded in some contemptible places i but in all great counties and towns it had failed,---and failed from the good sense of the. people of England. Several other Gen tlemen addressed the Meeting at great length, and proposed various resolutions, declaratory of the right of Catholics to man cipation, and expressing the opinion of the meeting as to the expediency of petitioning Parliament. The Resolutions were unanimously agreed to, and a Petition founded upon threat was finally adopted. • Thanks were proposed to Lord Somers, for the liberal senti ments expressed by him, in a letter dated 234 October last, and addressed to the Honorary Secretary of the Herefordshire Pitt Club, wherein he intimated his resolution of withdrawing from that body in consequence of their determination to oppose Catholic Emancipation. Such conduct on the part of him Lord ship the meeting considered to be calculated to cement the happy union of Great Britain and Ireland in one con..tolidated kingdom, and one great interest. _ _ The Meeting had not separated when ws went to press. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, Nov.7.—Yesterday, Lord Farnborough arrived at the Royal Lodge, on a visit to his MA JESTY, and had the honour of dining and passing the night at the Royal Lodge. This forenoon, after breakfast, his Lordship took leave of his MASESTY, and left the Royal Lodge for Windsor Castle, where, as one of the Commissioners, he inspected the pro gress made since his last visit. On the inspection of which, his Lordship seemed highly pleased. On leaving the Castle, his Lordship proceeded to his re sidence in town. On Sunday afternoon after Divine Service, Mr. Canning tookleave of his MAJESTY, and left the Royal Lodge, for his residence in town. The unfavourable state of the weather has, for the last few days back prevented his MAJEsTv from tak ing his usual exercise. This day her Royal Highness the Duchess ofGlou cester arrived on a visit to her Royal Sister, Princess Augusta, at Frogniore Lodge. - The D►►ke and Duchess of Clarence, accompanied by the Princess Caroline of Meiningen, lett their re sidence at Bushy Park, on Sunday afternoon, and proceeded to the apartments of the Duchess of Kent, n► the King's Palace at Kensington, where their Royal Highnesses alighted, on a visit to the Duchess of Kent, with whom their Royal Highnesses dined and spent the evening, and afterwards returned to their seat at Bushy. The Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town yester day from her residence at Bagshot Park. Yesterday, the Princess Augusta came to town from her seat at Frogmure. The Lord Chancellor visited the Duke of York yesterday, at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia visited the Princess Augusta yesterday, at her apart ments in the King's Palace, St. J a m es ' s . The Prin cess entertained her Royal Sisters to a dejrune. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Augusta af terwards visited the Duke of York, and then left town for Frogmore Lodge, the residence of the Princess Augusta, where the Duchess of Gloucester is expect ed to remain a few days. The Earl of Liverpool eame to town yesterday, from his seat at Coombe Wood. A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yesterday, at the Treasury Chambers. His Majesty's Commissioners for building additional Churches had a meeting yesterday morning, at their office in Great George-street. Mr. 'Wynne transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Despatches were sent off yesterday, from the Foreign Office, to the British Charge d'Affaires at Brazil ; also to the Marquis of Hastings, Governor of Malta. " li tpo i . gli v. Wellesley," nes ln daythe case of postponement llel o sp, w ' ; tried ie on ltwtai only Wed granted up o n th e terms t h at, i n ease a verdict was ~;iveti fbr the plaintiff, he should have judgment as of Trinity T erm , we understand that such was the promptitude evinced on the part of the plaintiff, that a writ o f cop i es a d salisfitaendum was issued on th e very ni g ht o f th e trial, the process executed, and the money (6,0000 paid imm ediatel y. Po n roßA.—Titis celebrated musician was spend ing a d a t an abbey ill Germany, when the Monks I request , hi m to assist at the Office, in order to hear their organist, whose talents they greatly extolled. Ta te Of ce finished, " Well, what think yoo o f our ore , eu i st ?" said the Prior--" Why (replied Porpora) h e ' ll; a clever man I" ~ And likewise,' said t h e P r i or , 4 good told charitable man, and his simplicity,is really e v a ngelical." ~ Oh, as for his simplicity, replied Porpora, " I soon clearly perceived that, for , his left hand` knoweth not what his right hand &alt."— Mirror qf Literature.